Battle of Sagami Bay
Part ofWorld War II
USS De Haven (DD-727), the destroyer which led the attack, underway in 1944.
Date 22-23 July 1945 Location offBōsō Peninsula 34°30′N139°30′E / 34.50°N 139.50°E /34.50; 139.50 Result American victory
Belligerents
United States	Japan
Commanders and leaders
T.H. Hederman	Unknown
Units involved
United States NavyDestroyer Squadron 61[1]	Imperial Japanese Navy
Strength
9destroyers	1minesweeper 1submarine chaser 2freighters
Casualties and losses
None	1 freighter sunk 1 freighter damaged

TheBattle of Sagami Bay was aWorld War II anti-shipping raid off the tip ofBōsō Peninsula on the night of 22 July 1945. It was the last surface action of the war.

Destroyer Squadron 61 (DesRon 61) of theU.S. Navy engaged with aJapaneseconvoy consisting of twofreighters escorted bysubchaserNo. 42 andminesweeperNo.1. The Americans sank a freighter,No.5 Hakutetsu Maru of 800long tons (810 t), and damaged another freighter,Enbun Maru of 6,919 long tons (7,030 t). The Japanese escorts were not damaged. The Enbun Maru and the escorts evacuated to Tateyama Bay.

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• "IJN Subchaser CH-42: Tabular Record of Movement".Bob Hackett, Sander Kingsepp and Peter Cundall. RetrievedMay 14, 2012.

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